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What is the resistance of a conductor directly proportional to?
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∙ 13y ago
The resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to several different factors.
Here is a list of some of them:
- the cross-sectional area or thickness of the conductor;
- the overall length of the conductor;
- the resistivity of the material from which the conductor has been made - note that this is often dependant on its actual temperature;
- the actual temperature the conductor reaches after a steady electric current has been passing through it for sufficient time for everything to stabilize.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe resistance of a wire varies inversely to its cross-sectional area.
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